Team Administrator

37 hours per week

Team Administrator - Children with Disabilities Team

We are seeking to recruit a Team Administrator to join our dedicated Children with Disabilities Team, providing essential administrative support to a busy and rewarding service that supports children and young people with disabilities and their families across the Isle of Wight.

This is a varied and important role where you will support social workers and managers to deliver high-quality services to children with additional needs. You will help coordinate meetings, maintain records, manage diaries and support the smooth operation of the team. We pride ourselves on having a positive, supportive culture where staff are valued and encouraged to develop.

Key tasks include:

Providing effective administrative support to the Children with Disabilities Team, helping to improve outcomes for children, young people and their families.

Supporting social workers and managers with diary management, arranging appointments, meetings and visits.

Organising, attending and producing accurate minutes for a range of sensitive meetings, ensuring all appropriate records and actions are completed.

Recording information accurately on electronic social care systems (Swift/ICS) and maintaining team databases to support performance monitoring and service delivery.

Producing high-quality documents, correspondence, reports, meeting notes, supervision records and other administrative documentation.

Supporting financial administration within the team, including processing invoices, procurement card transactions and other financial procedures in line with council processes.

Assisting with the administration and coordination of short breaks, commissioned services, direct payments and other support arrangements where required.

Working collaboratively with colleagues across Children's Services to maintain service continuity and provide cover where necessary.

Supporting the team's duty function and helping to ensure enquiries and requests are responded to promptly and professionally.

Why join our Children with Disabilities Team?

Our Children with Disabilities Team works closely with children and young people who have complex needs, supporting them and their families to access services, develop independence and achieve positive outcomes.

As a Team Administrator, you will play a vital role in ensuring the team can focus on delivering excellent support to children and families. This is an opportunity to contribute to meaningful work that makes a real difference in the lives of local children and young people.

Ofsted found that:

"Children's lived experience is at the centre of social work practice on the Island."

"Aspirational and highly competent leaders have a clear and shared vision for children's services."

If you are an organised, proactive and experienced administrator looking for a rewarding role within Children's Services, we would love to hear from you.

What we're looking for…

You will be an experienced administrator with excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities. You will be confident working with sensitive information, maintaining confidentiality and communicating professionally with families, professionals and colleagues.

Experience of minute-taking, diary management, financial administration and electronic recording systems would be advantageous, although training will be provided.

Most importantly, you will share our commitment to supporting children and young people with disabilities and helping families receive the best possible service.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact Danielle Filer at danielle.filer@iow.gov.uk or by calling 01983 821000.

Join #TeamIWC and you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:

• Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
• Local Government pension scheme
• Discounted Solent ferry travel
• Island bus network discount
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff parking permit scheme
• Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
• National and local discounts & benefits schemes
• Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)
• Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)

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The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.

We actively promote the diversity of our workforce, and provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees. We are an equal opportunities employer, proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community.

We are a Disability Confident employer. Along with a number of commitments, this means, providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.

The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination, and this is supported by;

unacceptable behaviour policy

employee code of conduct

The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via adverts@iow.gov.uk if you would like to receive a copy.

The Isle of Wight Council reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than stated, if required. To ensure your application is considered, it is recommended to submit your application promptly.

Please note, appointment to a regulated role will require you to provide additional personal details, including full employment history, referee information, and consent for any required safeguarding checks, as part of the Council’s commitment to safer recruitment and compliance with regulatory requirements.

This council and its schools recruit according to the council’s Recruitment, Policy and Procedure and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

For support completing your online application or for further information on how to apply, phone 01983 823134 or email callcentre@iow.gov.uk Only applications submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.

We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. Please revisit our job page for alternate posts that may be suitable.